In the case of anterior optic neuritis, the optic disc edema and subsequent loss of the RNFL begins around 1 month and continues for 3 to 6 months. Treatment options for acute optic neuritis are ...

A 71-year-old man was referred by his usual ophthalmologist to the neuro-ophthalmology clinic at Tufts Medical Center for bilateral decreased vision associated with bilateral optic disc edema. His ...

Funduscopy showed optic disc edema with chorioretinal scarring. There was evidence of vitritis. These findings were suggestive of an inflammatory or infiltrative cause of optic neuropathy and ...

True optic disc edema may be also caused by compressive optic neuropathies, papillitis, anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, central retinal vein occlusion, juvenile diabetic papillopathy, and ...

Indirect ophthalmoscopy to examine the optic disc which is often normal in appearance, the swelling being confined to the retrobulbar part of the optic nerve. In other patients the disc is edematous.

Laboratory Study Published: 26 September 2014 Subretinal fluid is common in experimental non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy C Yu, J K Ho & Y J Liao Eye 28, 1494–1501 (2014) Cite ...

Case Series Published: 03 July 2015 SSRI-associated optic neuropathy J Lochhead Eye 29, 1233–1235 (2015) Cite this article ...

That NA-AION is the most common cause of acute optic neuropathy among individuals over age 50, with an annual incidence in the U.S. of 2.3 to 10.3 per 100,000 people overall, the team observed.

He was diagnosed with papillitis due to optic neuritis; OCT revealed bilateral optic disc edema. A thorough neurological examination did not elicit any deficit; the MRI brain was normal.

WHO is alerting health-care professionals and regulatory authorities to the risk of non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) associated with the use of semaglutide medicines—Ozempic, ...

Privosegtor is a novel peptidomimetic small molecule candidate with the potential to become a first-in-class neuroprotective therapy for acute optic neuritis and other neuro-ophthalmic diseases.